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Tanya Gayer [email protected] www.tanyagayer.com EDUCATION 2016 MA Curatorial Practice MA Visual & Critical Studies California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA 2011 BFA with an Emphasis in Photography University of Nevada, Reno, NV CURATORIAL PROJECTS 2019 SonicLABS ((9)) Biennial, Chief Curator (forthcoming Sept-Oct 2019) San Francisco, CA My Mother’s Maiden Name, Curator (forthcoming June 2019) Root Division, San Francisco, CA Terry Berlier, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Joty Dhaliwal, Kim Miskowicz, Margaret Noble, Yetunde Olagbaju, Mimi Onuoha, tamara suarez porras, Julien Prévieux Sonoma Modern | Contemporary, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Paul Beattie, Bernice Bing, Erik Castro, Jay DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, Deborah Oropallo, Robert Hudson, among others Phillip K. Smith: A Space for Color, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Richard Shaw and Wanxin Zhang, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA 2018 Soundwave ((8)) Biennial, Chief Curator Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA XUXA SANTAMARIA (Sofía Córdova and Matt Gonzalez Kirkland) Soundwave ((8)) Biennial, Chief Curator of six event series with selected guest curator facilitation: Sharmi Basu, Ryanaustin Dennis, Sarita Ocón, Shaghayegh Cyrous, Sophia Wang From Fire, Love Rises: Shared Stories From the Artist Community, Co-curator Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Mima Cataldo, Alan Crisp, Erik Dunn, Carole Flaherty, Brian Fies, Peter Hassen, Laura Kimpton, Norma I. Quintano, Gregory Roberts, Mary Lee Rybar, Kala Stein, Bryan Tedrick, Bob Van Breda, Adam Weidmann 20 Sonoma Collectors, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Squeak Carnwath, Shepard Fairey, Roy De Forest, Tom Friedman, Jacob Hashimoto, David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Claes Oldenburg, Kiki Smith, Andy Warhol, among others. Natural Affinity: California Women Sculptors in the Landscape, Curator Sonoma Square, Sonoma, CA Public art group exhibition affiliated with Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Gwynn Murrill, Lisa Reinertson, Alison Saar California College of the Arts 2018 Gala, Curator California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA Dalia Anani, Patricia Leal, Dionne Lee, Weston Teruya, Ann Weber Private Landscapes and Public Territories: Botanicals, Archives, and Libraries in the Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Her View: The Bay Area Figuration of Gail Chadell Nanao, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Ship of Dreams: Artists, Poets and Visionaries of the S.S. Vallejo, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Gordon Onslow Ford, Jean Varda, Wolfgang Paalen, Ruth Asawa, Lee Mullican, Fritz Rauh, Richard Bowman, J.B. Blunk and others Libros de Artista: Artist Books from Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Alberto Blanco, Toño Camuñas, Enrique Chagoya, José García Ocejo, Antonio Guerra González, Patricia Lagarde, Gloria Morales, Rubén Ochoa, Ambar Past, Yani Pecanins, Francisco Toledo, Lorena Velazquez 2017 SonicLabs ((8)) Biennial: Sporegloss Bug Train Xenophoria, Curator Gray Area, San Francisco, CA Neotenomie, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Rooksfeather Forge and Stone: Works by Contemporary California Women Sculptors, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Alison Saar, Ynez Johnston, Gwynn Murrill, Gertrud Parker, Jane Rosen, Lisa Reinertson and Diana Moore. David Ligare: Magna Fide (The Great Belief), Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA Albert Paley: Thresholds, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA 2016 Third Party, Curator CTRL + SHFT, Oakland, CA Lark Buckingham, Joanna Cheung, Rhonda Holberton, Zoe McCloskey, Erica Scourti, Angela Washko Related speaker salon in partnership with Living Room Light Exchange. Speakers included Lark Buckingham, Kate Losse, and Erica Scourti Humor US, Curator and Juror Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA Douglas Angulo, Nathan Becka, Boris Scherbakov, Kaitlin Trataris, France Viana, Hui Meng Wang, Jin Zhu New Quarters: Inaugural Exhibition, Curator and Juror Hayes Valley Art Works, San Francisco, CA Violette Alby, Michelle Echenique, Jackie Farkas, Daniel Farnan, John Farnsworth, Eliza Fernand, Steven Garen, Paulette Humanbeing, Jamie Kelty, Nicole Lavelle, Cara Levine, Sonja Ljubinkovic, Pablo Manga, Jary Neibur, Bernardo Roman Palau, Carlo Ricafort, Suchitra Sharma, Emma Spertus, Robert Spertus, Deirdre Weinberg, and Todd Young Related artist workshop day with Jackie Farkas, Daniel Farnan, Steven Garen, Paulette Humanbeing, Jamie Kelty, and performance by Butte la Rose 2015 Painting is Forbidden, Co-curator CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA A solo exhibition of works by Martin Wong 2014 Curatorial Speed-Dating, Event Coordinator and Curator California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA Artists & curators from SFAI & CCA held short portfolio reviews & critiques Full Disclosure, Co-Curator Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA Irene Carvajal, Martin S. Gardea, Patrick Hothan, Kaveh Sayar Irani, Nicole Lavelle, Melissa Miller, Channing Morgan, & Emmanuel Sevilla Transmission, Co-curator Some Thing Spacious, Oakland, CA Film screening with Alexis Bolter, Alexis Cadenas, Benjy Blanco & Nicole Hall, Danna Bialik, & Diana Stapleton The American Teenager Project, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA Robin Bowman & high schoolers of Richmond, CA 2013 Holiday Arts Festival Silent Auction, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA Bella Feldman: A Retrospective, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA 2x2 Solo Show: Ali Naschke-Messing, Curator Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA Richmond Art Center’s Annual Members’ Show, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA Bill Dallas: Artmatism, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA Christopher X Bost, Curator Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA Solo exhibition with Christopher X Bost, workshop session by Christopher X Bost & Tanya Gayer Innovations in Contemporary Crafts: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Crafts in California, Exhibitions Assistant Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 2012 Phil Mcgaughy: Dreamscapes, Curator Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA Solo exhibition with Phil Mcgaughy, panel discussion with Phil Mcgaughy, Marialidia Marcotulli & Tanya Gayer Chris Koehler: Devotion, Curator Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA Solo exhibition with Chris Koehler, workshop session with Chris Koehler & Tanya Gayer David Young Kim: Billboards, Curator The Box Factory, San Francisco, CA Visions of Yore, Co-curator Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA Alexis Arnold, Kylea Borges, Lacy Davis, Margo Duvall, Christine Elfman, Megan Gorham, Lori Hepner, Dan Herrera, Erin Mitchell, Daryll Peirce, & Allyson Seal Yellena James: Instill, Exhibitions Assistant Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA Martin Machado: Too Far Gone, Exhibitions Assistant Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA New Works by Randy Colosky, Exhibitions Assistant Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA Matthew Craven: FRGMNTS, Exhibitions Assistant Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA Treasure Frey & Kyle Jorgensen: Chromatics & Canopies, Exhibitions Assistant Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA 2011 Vintage: A Survey of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Permanent Collection, Co-Curator Front Door Gallery, Reno, NV 2010 The Midtown Artwalk, Curator and Event Organizer Domus Design, Reno, NV Group exhibition: Amy Aramanda, Ashlea Clark, Alisha Funkhouser, Yoga Grey, John Grinde, Audrey Love, Kelci McIntosh RESIDENCIES 2017 Signal Culture, Owego, New York 2011 Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany PUBLICATIONS 2017 Gayer, Tanya. “Sonic Futures at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.” Daily Serving, May 3, 2017. http://www.dailyserving.com/2017/05/sonic-futures-at-the-san-jose-institute-of- contemporary-art/. Gayer, Tanya, Forrest McGarvey, and Eden Redmond. “Reflections on Artsy’s Art Genome Project.” Catalog contribution and related podcast, Living Room Light Exchange: State Change, Volume II, San Francisco, 2017. https://soundcloud.com/eylassie/lrlx_2_audio. Gayer, Tanya. 2017. Cyclic Compression: Energetic Contact and the Artist As Medium. Still Life. San Francisco: CULT Exhibitions. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Rhonda Holberton: Still Life.” 2016 ––––––. “Archives and Algorithms: Compressing Socio-historical Distance,” Sightlines. San Francisco: California College of the Arts, Visual and Critical Studies, 2016. 2015 ––––––. 2015. The Actionability of the Archive. My Trip to America. San Francisco: Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden.” 2013 ––––––. 2013. I Took Some Time, but I am Writing with Love. Bathed in Sunshine Covered in Dust. Reno: Holland Project. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Bathed in Sunshine Covered in Dust.” ––––––. 2013. Introduction. Ali Nashke-Messing. Oakland: Pro Arts Gallery. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “2x2 Solo Show: Ali Nashke-Messing.” CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS/SYMPOSIA